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Ministry of Education
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan congratulates students on board exam results, calls upon them to unwind but also think about the future
Union Education Minister lauds superlative performance by girl students, calling it a sign of positive change in the society
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan cites his own example to motivate students who are not satisfied by results, says world is replete with examples of people who did not excel in exams but did exceedingly well in life
Union Education and Skill Deveopment Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan congratulated the students on announcement of Class X and Class XII results by CBSE. He said that this is a moment to rejoice for teachers, parents and significant others who play an important role in any student's success and wished all students a happy, healthy and a bright future. Shri Pradhan also said that the anxious wait of the results, the joy of seeing the fruits of hard work all form sweet memories of any student’s life. Terming this period for students, as the time to unwind, he also suggested students to think about what they want to do in future.
Encouraging the students who are not satisfied with their results, he said that the world is replete with examples of people who did not excel in exams but did exceedingly well in life. Citing his own example, Shri Pradhan said that I remember myself as an average student who did not score high in exams. Life manifests itself in unimaginable ways if we are ready to embrace it and put in the hard work, he further added.
Shri Pradhan also expressed satisfaction at girls performing exceedingly well in both class X and class XII results. In Class XII results, with a pass percentage of 94.54, girls have done better than boys by 3.29% with boys’ pass percentage standing at 91.25. In Class X results, girls scored an overall pass percentage of 95.21 vis-a-vis 93.8% of boys. He called this, a sign of positive change in the society. Minister Pradhan also expressed satisfaction at the performance of students of Jawahar NavodayaVidyalayas, KendriyaVidyalayas and other Government and Government-aided schools.
Shri Pradhan also commended CBSE team, schools, teachers and other support staff for successfully conducting the Class X and Class XII board examinations.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
183.26 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 15,859
Active cases stand at 0.04%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.75%
1,567 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,24,83,829
1,270 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
78.73 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,32,389 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Prime Minister's Office
PM holds discussions with Prime Minister of Mauritius
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today held discussions with the Prime Minister of Mauritius Mr. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth. The two leaders have been interacting during various events of Prime Minister Modi's Gujarat visit.
Prime Minister Modi tweeted :
"Held productive discussions with PM @KumarJugnauth. We talked about further deepening bilateral cooperation between India and Mauritius across different sectors."
Finance Commission
The Fifteenth Finance Commission meets representatives of Madhya Pradesh Urban Local Bodies
The 15th Finance Commission headed by Chairman, Shri N.K. Singh alongwith its Members and senior officials today met with the representatives of the Urban Local Bodies  of Madhya Pradesh.
The Commission was informed that:
- All 18 functions as envisaged in the 12th schedule of the Constitution, have been devolved to ULBs in Madhya Pradesh.
- The State has been releasing funds currently as per the recommendations of the 3rd State Finance Commission.
- Madhya Pradesh has a total of 378 ULBs, of which 16 are Municipal Corporation, 98 are Municipalities and 264 are Nagar Parishads.
As per the recommendations of the 3rd SFC, 1% of the net tax revenues of State was recommended to be devolved to ULBs which has been accepted by the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
The 14th Finance Commission had recommended for the period 2015-20, a devolution of Rs. 4141.27 crores to Madhya Pradesh as Basic Grant  and a devolution of Rs. 1035.32 crores as Performance grant .
The Commission observed that the State has been releasing funds currently as per the recommendations of 3rd SFC. The recommendations of the 4th SFC had not been accepted, while the submission of the report of 5th SFC is still awaited.
The Commission desired to know whether ULBs have suffered any loss of revenue due to subsuming of advertisement & entertainment tax, unless levied by local bodies, in GST, and the extent of the same. The Commission also wanted to know, if any, compensatory mechanism was provided to ULBs to meet the revenue shortfall due to such subsuming
The Commission further noted all the concerns highlighted by the representatives of the ULBs and promised to address them in its recommendations to the Central Government.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Hand sanitizer prepared by ARCI provided to police personnel on duty during COVID 19 crisis
Considering the scarcity of hand sanitizers in the market, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials , Hyderabad, an autonomous R&D Centre of Department of Science and Technology , Govt. of India, has produced hand sanitizer as per the WHO standards and distributed it among police personnel in Hyderabad, students, and staff of the institution. A team of scientists, students, and staff voluntarily came forward and produced about 40 liters of sanitizer.
The complete Idea of production, packaging, and distribution was completed in just 6 hours. Meanwhile, the order of lockdown was announced, and many of the students were leaving for their home towns. For their safety, a bottle of hand sanitizer and a face mask was given to most of them who were traveling. The sanitizer was also distributed to all the security staff, people working in the canteen, scientists, and also placed at common areas and entry gates. Team spirit, desire to contribute in disaster management, care, and concern about the ARCI family made this possible within a very short time.
Subsequently, given the risk being taken by the police personnel who are working relentlessly to enforce the social distancing, ARCI Director Dr. G Padmanabham directed the team to increase the preparation of sanitizer so that it can be distributed among them. Accordingly, a substantial quantity of sanitizer was prepared and handed over to Shri Sunpreet Singh, DCP, Rachakonda Commissionerate by ARCI’s Senior Scientist Dr. R Vijay.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police, while appreciating the support extended by the scientists, requested for more quantity to provide for as many personnel as to possible. ARCI has made all arrangements to produce large quantities of sanitizer and provide it in easy to dispense 100 ml bottles, which the police personnel can easily carry with them in their pockets. Each bottle could last more than a week for each police personnel.
Dr. Padmanabham conveyed his appreciation to all the team members who contributed to this effort and encouraged them and other scientists to come up with more ideas to fight COVID 19.
In order to stop the spreading of dangerous corona virus, it is recommended that hands, staircase railings, door handles, “IRIS” biometric machine keys, common equipment, office vehicles are to be cleaned by sanitizer.
The team who had made 40 liters hand sanitizer within a few hours
Dr. R. Vijay handing over the hand sanitizer bottles made at ARCI to Shri Sunpreet Singh, DCP, Rachakonda Commissionerate
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister says Government open for discussion on all issues in the forthcoming Budget Session of Parliament
Says greater focus should be on economic issues to let the country gain from the prevailing global situation
Says increasing Parliament’s productivity is the responsibility of every Member
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today said the Government is open for discussion on all issues in the forthcoming Budget Session of Parliament. He was addressing the all party meeting on the eve of the Budget session which is beginning on the 31st of January 2020.
In his concluding remarks the Prime Minister welcomed the suggestions of most of the Members that the session should focus on the prevailing economic situation in the country.
He said, “Most of the members have asked for discussion on the Economic situation concerning the country. I welcome this and we need to discuss the economic issues as suggested by you all.”
Prime Minister urged the members to see how the country can gain from the prevailing global economic scenario.
He said, “We should focus on how we can turn the global scenario in favour of India”
“And in this budget session, and in the beginning of the New Year if we can give a proper direction to the country’s economy it would be in the best interest of the country”, he said.
On the other issues raised by the members the Prime Minister said, “I agree with you all on the other important issues raised by you. And I would like to say that there should be an open discussion on all such issues.”
Further the Prime Minister requested the Members to see to it that they contribute to increasing the productivity of the session and the Parliament.
Referring to the last two sessions the Prime Minister said, “This is about the productivity of the session and the Parliament. In the last two sessions we saw the increased productivity and the great public response in favour of it. As people’s representatives, it is our responsibility to increase the productivity of the House, while we discuss all issues with an open mind.”
MPs from all parties along with the Minister of Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Prahlad Joshi, Ministers of State for Parliamentary Affairs Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal and Shri V Muraleedharan attended the meeting.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID Relief Aid
17,755 Oxygen Concentrators; 16,301 Oxygen Cylinders; 19 Oxygen Generation Plants; 13,449 ventilators/ BiPAP; ~6.9 L Remdesivir vials, ~12L Favipiravir tablets delivered/ dispatched to States and UTs, so far
Government of India has been receiving international cooperation of COVID-19 relief medical supplies and equipment since 27th April 2021 from different countries/organisations. These are being promptly dispatched/delivered to the States and UTs.
Cumulatively, 17,755 Oxygen Concentrators; 16,301 Oxygen Cylinders; 19 Oxygen Generation Plants; 13,449 ventilators/ BiPAP; ~6.9 L Remdesivir vials, ~12L Favipiravir tablets delivered/ dispatched through road and air, from 27th April 2021 to 24rd May 2021.
Major consignments received on 23/24th May 2021 from UAE, Singapore, Ontario , USISPF, Nestle 
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Consignments
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Quantity
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Oxygen Concentrators
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20
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Oxygen Cylinders
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540
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Ventilators/Bi-PAP/CPAP
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536
Effective immediate allocation, and streamlined delivery to the recipient states/UTs and institutions is an ongoing exercise.
The Union Health Ministry is comprehensively monitoring this on a regular basis. A dedicated Coordination Cell has been created in the Union Health Ministry to coordinate the receipt and allocation of foreign COVID relief material as international cooperation in the form of grants, aid and donations. This Cell started functioning from 26th April 2021. A Standard Operating Procedure has been framed and implemented by the Health Ministry since 2nd May, 2021.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
India needs machinery and technologies for small & marginal farmers: Shobha Karandlaje, MoS 
With India becoming a food surplus country, the Indian farmer needs affordable machinery and technologies to expand production and come up with value-added products with export potential, said Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, at the 7th International Exhibition and Conference EIMA Agrimach India 2022.
Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, accompanied by Shri Murugesh R Nirani, Minister of Large and Medium Industries, and Shri Muniratna, Minister for Horticulture and Planning & Statistics, Government of Karnataka, inaugurated the three-day conference cum exhibition in Benguluru yesterday.
Speaking on the occasion, MoS Karandlaje encouraged equipment manufacturers and technology developers to manufacture food processing machinery to check the rampant wastage of agriculture and horticulture produce in the absence of value addition. She said that instead of wasting, the food could be exported to nations with limited food production avenues. Sushri Karandlaje said, "what the country needs now is affordable and quality food processing, agri-marketing and agri-export avenues." She also noted that with 2023 being the 'International Year Of Millets', India could step up exports as the country is among the leading producers of millets.
In his address, Shri Murugesh R Nirani said that increased efforts were needed for technology improvement, adoption, and exports. In addition, the minister encouraged foreign industry participants to introduce affordable mechanised farming, given the small land holdings in the state.
EIMA Agrimach India 2022, running in its 7th edition, is being organised for the first time in Bengaluru. The event has registered participants from more than 40 countries. Over three days, more than 10,000 farmers, industry participants, foreign delegates, investors, agriculture researchers, and students would visit the exhibition and conference.
President's Secretariat
PRESS COMMUNIQUE
The President of India is pleased to appoint Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose as regular Governor of West Bengal.
The above appointment will take effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 174.71 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 11.80 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,74,71,26,630
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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11,80,57,557
More than 174.71 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 11.80 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Inter-Ministerial Central Team to conduct on-the-spot assessment of flood situation in affected States
In pursuance of a significant decision taken by the Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah, in the High Level Committee  meeting held on 19th August 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted Inter-Ministerial Central Teams  to visit the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala affected by recent floods.
The IMCT for the State of Karnakata, which is led by Shri Shri Prakash, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, is visiting Karnataka today to have first hand on-the-spot assessment of damages caused and relief work carried out by the State administration.
Till now, the IMCTs used to visit the affected States only once after the receipt of memorandum from the concerned affected State. The same IMCT will again visit the State after submission of the Memorandum for detailed assessment of the damages and relief operations conducted for making final recommendations for allocation of additional funds.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Letters of appreciation given to Air India Employees for their dedication in Evacuation Operations at Wuhan
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister, Civil Aviation, today handed over the letters of appreciation issued by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to the 68 Air India Staff, who conducted evacuation operation of the Indians stranded at Wuhan. Shri Pradeep Singh Kharola, Secretary, Civil Aviation, Shri Rajeev Bansal, CMD, Air India, Shri Ashwani Lohani, Ex-CMD Air India along with other senior officials from Ministry of Civil Aviation and Air India were present on the occasion. A total of 647 Indians, as well 7 Maldivians, were evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the Novel Corona Virus Flu.
Appreciating the team’s effort, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, the Civil Aviation Minister said, “We are proud of the intensive commitment shown by the Air India team to bring home their countrymen in spite of very trying conditions in the epidemic-hit Wuhan.” He further added, “I feel proud to confer the appreciation of our Prime Minister expressed through personal letters to all those who had been part of this historic mission. I heartily thank all of them once again for their service to the nation.”
An emergency evacuation operation from the Wuhan city was executed by the crew of Air India, which sent two 423-seater B-747 aircraft for two consecutive days, on 31st of January 2020 and on 1stof February 2020 despite being aware of the severe situation in the region. The operation was led by Captain Amitabh Singh, Director Operations, Air India with 68 members of Air India. The Air India team consisted of 8 pilots, 30 cabin crew, 10 commercial staff and one senior officer. The heroic act received appreciation and acknowledgement from people all over the world.
Ministry of Steel
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan reviews performance of NMDC
Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan visited the Corporate Office of NMDC Limited at Hyderabad today, and reviewed NMDC’s performance. The Minister met CMD, Directors and employees of the company.
Shri Pradhan, during his interaction with the top management said, NMDC, being one of the largest mining companies in India, should focus on increasing iron ore production. This will have the benefit of keeping prices in check and ensuring equitable supply of raw material to all steel producers. He further asked NMDC to carry-out sustainable and responsible mining, using digital means. The Minister directed that the execution and commissioning of the ongoing projects especially NMDC Iron and Steel Plant  should be monitored regularly so that it can be completed on priority. Shri Pradhan also reviewed the Slurry Pipeline Project of NMDC.
Earlier CMD, NMDC Shri N. Baijendra Kumar welcomed the Minister and he apprised the Minister about NMDC’s performance. He also informed about progress of ongoing projects and assured that best efforts are put to ensure maximising productivity and profitability of the company.
Shri Binoy Kumar, Secretary , Smt Rasika Chaube, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Steel, functional directors of NMDC, senior officials of Ministry of Steel and NMDC were present during this meeting.
Prime Minister's Office
PM Greets People Across Nation On Various Festivals
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted people across nation on the various festivals.
“Celebrating unity in diversity, celebrating the spirit of harmony and brotherhood! Over the coming days, people across India are marking various festivals. Greetings to everyone on these occasions. May there be happiness and prosperity in everyone’s lives.”
Baisakhi greetings to you all!“Have a blessed Baisakhi. May this auspicious day bring good health and success in everyone’s lives. We salute our hardworking farmers who feed our nation”.
Wishing the vibrant Odia community a Happy New Year! “A New Year and new aspirations and new hope! This MahaVishuba Sankranti may all your wishes come true. Praying for everyone’s well-being and happiness”.
Dear Tamil sisters and brothers, praying for a wonderful year ahead.“Puthandu greetings to my sisters and brothers. May the coming year fulfil all your aspirations. May everyone be happy and healthy”, the Prime Minister said in a series of tweets.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Vijayawada Airport as International Airport
Cabinet approves Vijayawada Airport as International Airport
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the declaration of Vijayawada Airport as International Airport, as per the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
The proposal will add to improved connectivity to the State capital. It will provide wider choice of services at competitive costs to the air-travelers and give a boost to domestic/international tourism and socio-economic development of Andhra Pradesh by bringing in international passengers and cargo traffic.
Background:
Declaration of an airport as International Airport depends upon traffic potential and demand from airlines for operation of international flights. Further, availability of Ground Lighting Facilities, Instrument Landing System for operation of aircrafts at night, adequate runway length to cater to medium capacity long-range aircraft or equivalent type of aircraft, availability of Customs, Immigration, Health and Animal & Plant Quarantine Services are also required for international operations.
The declaration of Vijayawada Airport as International has been taken up in accordance with the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 and keeping in view the passenger traffic growth, demands from airlines and Andhra Pradesh Government. Airports Authority of India has undertaken upgradation of requisite infrastructure and facilities for international operations.
Ministry of Defence
Casuality Evacuation: Saving Lives
(Nine year old Taufik started suffering acute pain as a result of a very serious case of appendicitis, at night. He lives in Gurez an area where adequate medical care for these situations is not available. The next best option was to evacuate him to Srinagar for treatment. Message for an evacuation was received at Airforce Station Srinagar at night and the crew of the helicopter was put on standby. Bad weather at Gurez prevented the helicopter from getting airborne in the morning. The helicopter was then put on another assignment. On the way back from this assignment the crew of the helicopter received a message that the weather at Gurez has improved to marginal. The copter was diverted to the landing site, inflight, and after a successful landing Taufik and his father was picked up and despite the continuous snowing and low clouds they were evacuated to Srinagar.
Prompt action by IAF and its highly motivated crew led by Squadron Leader Vinit Singh Sikarwar and co-pilot Lakhsay Mittal of “Hovering Hawks” saved a young life. Taufik is now recuperating at a medical facility in Srinagar.
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